Euroseas Ltd. Announces New Acquisition
for its Joint Venture Euromar LLC

Maroussi, Athens, Greece - March 28, 2012

Euroseas Ltd., (NASDAQ:ESEA) an owner and operator of drybulk carriers, containerships and multipurpose vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that its joint venture, Euromar LLC ("Euromar"), signed a memorandum of agreement to purchase the M/V Cap Norte, a gearless containership of 41,850 dwt and 3,091 teu built in 2007 in Poland. M/V Cap Norte comes with a 3-year time charter at about $17,500 per day to a first class charterer. M/V Cap Norte, to be renamed EM Kea, is expected to be delivered not later than June 16, 2012.

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas, commented: "We are very pleased to announce Euromar's 10th acquisition which this time comes with a three year time charter attached to it at a level which will significantly enhance our cashflows. Euromar will continue looking for opportunities in both the container and drybulk space as we feel that the level of the prices that we have currently reached will eventually provide superior returns to Euroseas and Euromar's shareholders."

About Euroseas Ltd.
Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 136 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker ESEA since January 31, 2007.

Euroseas operates in the dry cargo, drybulk and container shipping markets. Euroseas' operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.

The Company has a fleet of 15 vessels, including 4 Panamax drybulk carriers and 1 Handymax drybulk carrier, 3 Intermediate containership, 4 Handysize containerships, 2 Feeder containerships and a multipurpose dry cargo vessel. Euroseas` 5 drybulk carriers have a total cargo capacity of 331,808 dwt, its 9 containerships have a cargo capacity of 15,855 teu and its multipurpose vessel has a cargo capacity of 22,568 dwt or 950 teu.

About Euromar LLC
Euromar LLC, formed on March 25, 2010, is a joint venture of Euroseas with companies managed by Eton Park Capital Management ("Eton Park") and Rhone Capital ("Rhône"), two recognized private investment firms to form Euromar LLC, a Marshall Islands limited liability company. Eton Park's investments are made through Paros Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and Rhône's investments are made through the Cayman Islands limited companies All Seas Investors I Ltd., All Seas Investors II Ltd., and the Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership All Seas Investors III LP. Pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture, Euroseas would invest up to $25.0 million for a 14.28% interest in the Joint Venture, while Eton Park and Rhône would each invest up to $75.0 million for a 42.86% interest each in the Joint Venture, for a total of $175.0 million. Euroseas has contributed $15.0 million of its $25.0 million commitment to-date.

Euroseas Ltd. Press Release